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An MD80 crew on the dfw SOLDO2.soldo was flying direct mei because the intervening waypoints were not in the FMS flight plan after soldo.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 688828 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200601 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | intersection : soldo |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl single value : 17000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : d10.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-88 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial climbout : takeoff |
| Route In Use | departure sid : soldo |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 5000 |
| ASRS Report | 688828 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft Chart Or Publication |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Dfw soldo two departure improperly loaded into FMS bypassing vim and eld for soldo direct mei. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated he believes that he loaded the FMS route incorrectly. Coincidentally; the reporter was in the aircraft and on the ground during this callback. He simulated this event. After inputting departure airport; runway; SID and transition the reporter created a vector leg direct paxtin. The waypoints after soldo were retained unlike other events in which the waypoints dropped out. The reporter believes that a better pre departure clearance format more clearly specifying the route; ie soldo 2/mei.mei.xxxxx. The reporter's way of viewing the clearance; this method would more clearly tie the mei transition to the departure and then specify the first en route fix.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 CREW ON THE DFW SOLDO2.SOLDO WAS FLYING DIRECT MEI BECAUSE THE INTERVENING WAYPOINTS WERE NOT IN THE FMS FLT PLAN AFTER SOLDO.
Narrative: DFW SOLDO TWO DEP IMPROPERLY LOADED INTO FMS BYPASSING VIM AND ELD FOR SOLDO DIRECT MEI. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED HE BELIEVES THAT HE LOADED THE FMS RTE INCORRECTLY. COINCIDENTALLY; THE RPTR WAS IN THE ACFT AND ON THE GND DURING THIS CALLBACK. HE SIMULATED THIS EVENT. AFTER INPUTTING DEP ARPT; RWY; SID AND TRANSITION THE RPTR CREATED A VECTOR LEG DIRECT PAXTIN. THE WAYPOINTS AFTER SOLDO WERE RETAINED UNLIKE OTHER EVENTS IN WHICH THE WAYPOINTS DROPPED OUT. THE RPTR BELIEVES THAT A BETTER PDC FORMAT MORE CLRLY SPECIFYING THE RTE; IE SOLDO 2/MEI.MEI.XXXXX. THE RPTR'S WAY OF VIEWING THE CLRNC; THIS METHOD WOULD MORE CLRLY TIE THE MEI TRANSITION TO THE DEP AND THEN SPECIFY THE FIRST ENRTE FIX.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.